手
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Manual in Chinese: 手动 (shǒu dòng)

shǒu dòng

manual

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 手動1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1manual
  2. 2manually operated
  3. 3manual gear-change

Stroke order

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手
动

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

手动

Simplified

手動

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这辆车是手动的，不是自动的。

    zhè liàng chē shì shǒu dòng de， bú shì zì dòng de。

    This car is manual, not automatic.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

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